Best Man Down
Best Man Down is an American film written and directed by Ted Koland. The film was primarily shot in the Twin Cities and premiered in the fall of 2012 at The Hamptons International Film Festival under the original title LUMPY. The film was also chosen to close the Twin Cities Film Fest in October of 2012 and was the black tie gala screening for the Catalina Film Festival in September of 2013. It was released theatrically in the United States by Magnolia Pictures on November 8, 2013, but had primary distribution through digital channels.
Minnesotans Scott Justin Long and his bride Kristin Jess Weixler are having their wedding in Phoenix. During the wedding, Kristin is put off by the obnoxious behavior of Scotts best man Lumpy Tyler Labine. Lumpy gets extremely drunk and more annoying to the guests until he is cut off from the bar by Scott. Returning to his hotel room, Lumpy continues drinking and carrying on until he accidentally falls and cracks his skull before passing out. He awakens a short time later disoriented and bleeding, and gets himself locked out of the hotel. Wandering into the brush, Lumpy passes out and dies on top of a cactus. He is found the next morning and Scott and Kristen are informed. Since Lumpy was his best friend, Scott feels it is his duty to arrange for Lumpy to be returned to Minnesota for a funeral. Kristen is upset that her honeymoon will be postponed but she supports Scott in his decision. After arranging transport for the body, they return to Minneapolis to contact Lumpys friends and plan the funeral.Meanwhile, in a small town in Northern Minnesota we are introduced to Ramsey Anderson Addison Timlin, a fifteenyearold girl living with her mom Frances OConnor and her moms boyfriend Evan Jones. Her mom is a drug addict with a history of moving around, and her moms boyfriend is a former soldier who has turned to cooking meth to make money. Ramsey catches the local priest Michael Landes with another man in his home and tacitly blackmails him out of 50, which she uses to purchase groceries for their house. Later on, she deliberately allows herself to be caught shoplifting cold medicine so that she wouldnt have to supply it to her moms boyfriend and is bailed out by the same priest. ........
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